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the name of the candidate elected is betty boothroyd. applause.s time they cleared out! she was elected as speaker in 1992, dragged to the chair in the traditional manner. applause. 0rder, order. she chose to dispense with the traditional wig. it felt too heavy, she said, too imperious. she had little patience with the demands from a new intake of blairite mps for family—friendly hours. the house must be prepared to put in the hours necessary to carry out effective examination of the government's legislative work. and she took seriously her duty to keep sometimes fractious members in order. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. betty boothroyd said her most memorable moment was welcoming nelson mandela to the house of commons. she held his hand to steady him as he walked down the stairs. i say to all of you — in a phrase you know so well but has never been more true — time's up. the announcement in 2000 that she was stepping down sparked impromptu and unconventional applause from both sides of the house. i was enormously privilege

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cheers betty boothroyd, who's died aged 93. group to last week's attack on detective chief inspector john caldwell in omagh. the 48—year—old remains critically ill in hospital. a bbc panorama investigation has uncovered evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres in the uk. the centres, which operate outside the nhs, say they offer support to women dealing with unplanned pregnancies. but the bbc found more than a third gave advice which could dissuade women from having abortions. contrary to nhs advice, several said abortion could increase the risk of breast cancer, infertility and mental health problems. divya talwar reports. emma was 23 when she found out she was pregnant. it was not planned. i was very much in shock and thought what am i going to do? she went to a crisis pregnancy advice centre in belfast called stanton healthcare. it says it offers counselling and accurate medical information to women with unplanned pregnancies. emma was six weeks' pregnant and

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betty boothroyd, the first female speaker of the house of commons, died yesterday. so i think we'll have tributes from esteemed parliaments , harriers esteemed parliaments, harriers and a row in wakefield over scuffed koran. why have four schoolboys been suspended? have we imported blasphemy to the united kingdom? we'll explore all of that after the headlines . good morning. it's 9:31 am. tamsin roberts in the gb newsroom. the headlines. an aristocrat and her partner who'd been missing since early january are now in police custody following a huge search. constance martin and mark gordon were arrested last night in brighton after being spotted by a member of the public . but a member of the public. but their newborn baby is still missing. an urgent search is underway to find the infant who was thought to be just days old when they disappeared . the prime when they disappeared. the prime minister is in belfast this morning after securing a new brexit trade deal with . the brexit trade deal with. the european union. rishi sunak he struck the deal with the eu commissio

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betty boothroyd's. and of chamber and as you say, tributes are pouring in. died the age of 93. lindsay hoyle saying not only was betty an inspiring woman, but she was also an inspirational politician. and i was proud to call my friend to be the first woman speaker, was groundbreaking. and betty broke that glass ceiling with panache. i suspect we're going to have a whole lot of tributes along those lines as the day goes on, because , you know, she was because, you know, she was someone a very senior politician, someone who'd been in the labour movement for a decade, someone from a working class background who did punch through that glass ceiling, who did make history , but she did it did make history, but she did it with a sense , panache and a sad with a sense, panache and a sad likeability that is rarely found across the board in politics. and it will be a sad day not just for her family. but i think for the entire westminster community. betty boothroyd dying at of 93. yeah well at the age of 93. yeah w

thus, betty boothroyd — dancer, speaker, one—of—a—kind. time's up.tty boothroyd, the former speaker of the commons, who's died at the age of 93. last night, many of you watching across britain will have been treated to this — the great sight of the northern lights. this was the sky above glen almond in perthshire. the light effect is caused by atoms and molecules colliding with particles from the sun. the green light is characteristic of oxygen, while purple, blue or pink are caused by nitrogen. usually, it's scotland and parts of northern england that get to enjoy the spectacle, but this time, areas much further south were treated, in shropshire, in kent, and in cornwall too. and this was the glorious sight over stonehenge. maybe the image of the night. and if there are clear skies tonight, there could be an action replay. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie joins us from oban on the west coast. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. it is happening again. i was pessimistic if you were watching the six o'clock news about how

coming up we look back at trailblazing career of betty boothroyd . there's no point in boothroyd.oing to get to use voice. mr. of that one for lady we're not crowned a greatest britain and a union jack up next in on cancelled with the british seemingly ignoring growing epidemic of low level crime and a convicted jamaican who fought deepwater ocean left free to kill on streets of britain all way too soft on criminals . fleet way too soft on criminals. fleet street legend mile kelvin mackenzie has his say this short break. don't go too far. honestly should be in the studio now you shouldn't she has time for cancelled webber and stop commentators and kelvin speak out on controversial issues commentators and kelvin speak without the fear of cancel sweeping the rest of the media. now the circus of our illegal migrant policy rolls on with revelations of a knife wielding criminal who scores of labour successfully campaigned to stop getting deported, went to on murder. a man in london just months later. this is the moment ernest elliott engaged in eight minute street brawl where robbed an

coming up we look back at trailblazing career of betty boothroyd . there's no point in boothroyd. to get to use voice. mr. of that one for lady we're not crowned a greatest britain and a union jack up next in on cancelled with the british seemingly ignoring growing epidemic of low level crime and a convicted jamaican who fought deepwater ocean left free to kill on streets of britain all way too soft on criminals . fleet way too soft on criminals. fleet street legend mile kelvin mackenzie has his say this short break. don't go too far. honestly should be in the studio now you shouldn't she has time for cancelled webber and stop commentators and kelvin speak out on controversial issues without the fear of cancel sweeping the rest of the media. now the circus of our illegal migrant policy rolls on with revelations of a knife wielding criminal who scores of labour successfully campaigned to stop getting deported, went to on murder. a man in london just months later. this is the moment ernest elliott engaged in eight minute street brawl where robbed and murdered his with a blade in 202

betty boothroyd, the first female speaker of the house of commons has died at the age of 93. stories making the headlines from our newsrooms across the uk. thousands of people have signed a petition calling for nightclubs to be made safer, following the death of cody fisher in birmingham. the 23—year—old was stabbed on the dance floor of the crane nightclub on boxing day. now, his family are campaigning for metal detectors and bleed kits to made compulsory at every venue. joanna tidman reports. all the family and friends, especially cody's mother, are really struggling. it was supposed to be a fun night out with friends but ended in tragedy when 23—year—old cody fisher was stabbed on the dance floor of a nightclub. i cannot begin to describe it. nightclub. i cannot beain to describe it. i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an _ i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring _ i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring of- i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring of grief- i cannot begin to describe it. there has been a

a quick mention for betty boothroyd has died at the age of 93. a good innings.eel about it. obviously, she was a trailblazer for women's elevation to senior office in the house but she was also very pro . what do you also very pro. what do you think? well i think, you know, a lot politicians, let's be honest, are very pro eu. yes. you know , was she she was a real you know, was she she was a real trailblazer, like you said. she somebody who really made her mark when we when people talked about the speaker, i think she served from 92 to 2000. yeah. people actually imagined betty boothroyd they didn't think of a man she was iconic figure within parliament and not like the queen wasn't she . yes. she was queen wasn't she. yes. she was there like oh, she was obviously political, but she made it feel more like it was an emblematic stage i wasn't following as close to. but as i recall, she was far less overtly partial than bercow. yes, yes, absolutely. yeah. she certainly towered above him in all regards . probably does, despite . . probably still does, despite. so th

a quick mention for betty boothroyd has died at the age of 93. a good innings. i don't know how we feel about it. obviously, she was a trailblazer for women's elevation to senior office in the house but she was also very pro . what do you also very pro. what do you think? well i think, you know, a lot politicians, let's be honest, are very pro eu. yes. you know , was she she was a real you know, was she she was a real trailblazer, like you said. she somebody who really made her mark when we when people talked about the speaker, i think she served from 92 to 2000. yeah. people actually imagined betty boothroyd they didn't think of a man she was iconic figure within parliament and not like the queen wasn't she . yes. she was queen wasn't she. yes. she was there like oh, she was obviously political, but she made it feel more like it was an emblematic stage i wasn't following as close to. but as i recall, she was far less overtly partial than bercow. yes, yes, absolutely. yeah. she certainly towered above him in all regards . probably does, despite . . probably stil

she baroness betty boothroyd.came the first woman to be elected speaker in april 1992, staying on in the role until october 2000. current sir lindsay hoyle calls an inspiring woman an inspirational politician describing , her as politician describing, her as one of a kind. the baroness 93 . one of a kind. the baroness 93. the future minister mark spencer has summoned supermarket bosses to explain what they're doing to get shelves again amid a fresh produce . the lack of fruit and produce. the lack of fruit and vegetables is expected to last to four weeks, as bad weather to affect the supply of stock imported to the uk. affect the supply of stock imported to the uk . several imported to the uk. several supermarkets, including aldi, asda and morrisons have introduced customer limits on certain items including tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. little has become the latest supermarket to . introduce buy supermarket to. introduce buy limits limits . supermarket to. introduce buy limits limits. half of people in the uk h

but as former labour member, did as a former labour member, did you boothroyd, you ever across betty boothroyd, who sadly died and i who so sadly died today and i just wondered you might like just wondered if you might like to reflect on her from both your perspectives honestly, mean, perspectives honestly, i mean, betty was was one of those people in nineties when she people in the nineties when she was was a speaker, she was when she was a speaker, she i think everybody in the country had the greatest respect for her. without access her. she spoke without access and was bit bossy. she and she was a bit bossy. she didn't words, you know, didn't mince words, you know, people little bit frightened people a little bit frightened over that over the. over in that place, over the. and sore person the and she's a sore person with the way she conducted herself and the she spoke that made me the way she spoke that made me feel could have a, you feel like i could have a, you know, job in there one day. know, a job in there one day. she's connected she's just connected to everybody the country everybody

yes, the tributes being to betty boothroyd, who died at the age of 93. tributes coming up shortly .k. let's get some more reaction now to these momentous events in northern ireland with rishi sunak , of ireland with rishi sunak, of course, speaking there today at the windsor framework. but how secure of footing does it have? let's speak to northern ireland. what northern irish journalist and historian ruth doddie aid was. although i think if you like to call herself british and irish same time, is irish at the same time, ruth, is that that's right, mark that right? that's right, mark and , i mean, i've i was and i am, i mean, i've i was born and, brought up in dublin , born and, brought up in dublin, irish nationalist, catholic background , came live in background, came to live in england at 21. i have been terribly here and i've gradually become a northern ireland unionist just to confuse all the issues, because cover northern, i start to cover northern ireland and i respected a people who to be bullied by terrorists and i began to respect integrity. and i that can be very awkward

mast today in westminster following the death of the former house of commons speaker baroness betty boothroydbecame the first woman to be elected as speaker in april 1992, staying on in the role until october 2000. currently the speaker is lindsay hoyle and he's called her an inspiring woman and an inspirational politician, describing her as one of a kind. the baroness has died at the age of 93 . now the legal age to get of 93. now the legal age to get married has been raised to 18 to help protect vulnerable children. 16 and 710 year olds can no longer wed or enter a civil partnership in england or wales from today , even if they wales from today, even if they have their parents consent. the law change means it's now a crime to exploit children by forcing them into an arranged marriage. the girls not brides coalition has called it a huge victory . on tv, online and victory. on tv, online and derby, plus radio. this is gb news time for dewbs& co . news time for dewbs& co. thanks for that polly middlehurst there and all of your emails. so many of you getting in contact with me tonight . a remin

the first female speaker of the houses of commons, betty boothroyd dies aged 93.ood afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. we'll be live in windsor shortly — but first, just to let you know we're expecting a news conference very shortly in belfast from police investigating the shooting last week of det chief inspectorjohn caldwell. two gunmen shot the 48—year—old several times in front of his young son at a sports complex on wednesday evening. mr caldwell remains critically ill in hospital. six people remain in police custody for questioning. this is the scene, the podium, as we expect the conference getting under way. there are significant developments to watch, because overnight, a claim of responsibility, the new ira admitting earthshotjohn caldwell —— it shot. there is a concern about whether this suggested group is feeling more emboldened as a result of the attack. and also it is understood use of a statement claiming the responsibility, and attempt to heighten security concerns for inspectors and officers there. we will keep eyes on belfast and take you there a

his it did express one of a kind in the references the former speaker of the house of commons betty boothroydothroyd. yes. i mean, she was the speaker when i was first elected to parliament 97. so elected to parliament in 97. so i had her for three years, as it were, as my speaker of the house. i mean, she was formidable she was quite funny. nobody would mess with betty . i nobody would mess with betty. i mean, you really wouldn't try it on with mean, some of us on with her. i mean, some of us some of us did on occasions tried to she made it very tried to and she made it very clear what she thought about that behaviour all that behaviour and we all respected what she was a good speaken respected what she was a good speaker. and actually if you compare that with other speakers, micheal speakers, notably micheal martin, they came afterwards, she a disaster. she was a bit of a disaster. then you realise how good betty was and she was also a human being. i mean famously what you can answer, think can and can't answer, i think at some her past and i'd some point in her past and i'd actually had a

many ways is the passing i and katy let's start with you. s—c day in many ways is the passing of betty boothroydher about the treatment that previous speakers have. and she pointed out five or nine of them had their heads chopped off by the monarch if they upset the monarch. and she wanted to emphasise that she had a very much better working relationship with buckingham palace than they did. she was an absolute hoot. how significant was that, the first woman in 700 years or something? yeah, i think it was really significant because once these things happen it does change the atmosphere in terms of i think having a senior women in these positions, particular in that role. to have the first. because as you say with the joke we just heard, pretty down to earth, blunt, charming in her own way and that of ec filters through to lots of things and pave the way for more people. and again, just having more women in politics i think means you look to her. and as a politician she took a long time to get her seat. i think she said that she hadn't got the sea on the fifth attempt to be an mp she was thinking